Four years after an election defining promise, SA's health system is still struggling

It was the key promise of the 2022 SA Labor campaign: fix the ramping crisis. But four years on, the state's health system continues to buckle under never ending pressure, according to those on the frontline.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-23/sa-health-system-continues-to-struggle/106363666

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'Enough is enough': Ambos describe confronting rise in assaults over Christmas

Ambulance Victoria says paramedics were assaulted, spat on and sexually harassed in a series of serious incidents over the festive period.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-30/violent-attacks-paramedics-christmas-period-ambulance-victoria/106186398

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'Enough is enough': Ambos describe confronting rise in assaults over Christmas

Ambulance Victoria says paramedics were assaulted, spat on and sexually harassed in a series of serious incidents over the festive period.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-30/violent-attacks-paramedics-christmas-period-ambulance-victoria/106186398

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Man dies after e-scooter accident in Geraldton
By Bransen Gibson and Claire Moodie

Police say a man has died after losing control of an e-scooter in Geraldton overnight.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-24/geraldton-e-scooter-death/106176946

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Run over by a car while sunbaking, Sam reunites with paramedics who saved her
By Natasha Schapova

Melbourne woman Samantha Hind was sunbaking on her lawn when her husband ran over her. After recovering from the brink of death, she is reunited with the paramedics who saved her life.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-16/sunbaker-survives-car-accident-mica-paramedics-cardiac-arrest/106145824

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WA opposition blames police shortage for slow emergency response
By Jarrod Lucas and Macey Turner

The WA Liberals say a slow police response to a violent incident involving St John Ambulance officers in the Goldfields is due to understaffing but the claim has been rejected by the police minister.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/wa-opposition-blames-police-numbers-for-slow-ambulance-response/106119620

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TPG Telecom links second death to Triple Zero failure
By Stephanie Chalmers and Eliza Goetze

TPG Telecom chief executive Iñaki Berroeta flags another death possibly linked to a customer's inability to call Triple Zero (000) on their Samsung mobile phone.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-09/triple-zero-outage-senate-hearing-tpg-telecom-second-death-link/106118690

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Naked man smashes ambulance windscreen in Kalgoorlie-Boulder
By Macey Turner

A video circulated on social media shows a naked male using his head to smash the windscreen of a moving ambulance.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-07/amulance-windscreen-smashed-by-community-member/106112330

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'Moral distress': Nurses, doctors groups warn policy puts ambulance patients ahead of drop-ins
By Emily Smith

Medical experts fear sick or injured Tasmanians who make their own way to emergency departments wait longer than others, due to pressures to fast-track ambulance patients.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-28/tasmania-ambulance-ramping-protocol-emergency-department-nurse/106018196

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Breaking: Man suffers life-threatening burns in plane crash
By Aaron Kelly

A man in his 60s has suffered significant burns in a light plane crash in central Queensland.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-23/man-suffers-life-threatening-burns-light-plane-crash-raglan/106042294

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Sydney person died after outdated software blocked Triple Zero calls, telco says
By Luke Royes

TPG Telecom says a Sydney customer died after outdated software blocked their Samsung phone from making Triple Zero (000) calls.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-18/nsw-tpg-telecom-sydney-person-samsumg-triple-0-death/106021692

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How is Tasmania's ambulance ramping 'ban' going?
By Lucy MacDonald

The Tasmanian government's "ban" on ambulance ramping was announced with much fanfare in 2024 — but there has been no effect on ambulance response times, and patients are still facing long waits in hospital emergency departments.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-17/tasmanian-ambulance-ramping-ban-no-impact-on-response-times/106013750

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Apology issued to woman stuck in ambulance outside hospital as new ramping data is released
By Stacey Pestrin and Josephine Lim

SA's Health Minister has apologised to a patient who was ramped outside hospital for several hours as the government releases its ambulance ramping data for October, which is at a six-month low.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-07/sa-ambulance-ramping-hours-lowest-in-six-months/105983214

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Paul may never know if his wife's death was preventable by helipad access
By Shannon Pearce

Paul Logos may never know for sure if his wife's recent death could have been preventable by helipad access. Six helipads throughout regional South Australia remain closed due to issues in certifying their safety.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-07/regional-hospital-helipads-delay-safety-issues-government-sa/105964072

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Executive director leaves Ambulance Victoria after parliamentary inquiry

Executive director Danielle North has departed Ambulance Victoria, after the service said she may have misled a parliamentary committee about her knowledge of gatherings during COVID lockdowns.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-05/victoria-ambulance-danielle-north-covid-funerals/105974020

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Code Orange called as demand for ambulances soars in Melbourne, Geelong

Victorians are being urged to only call triple-0 for critical cases as demand for an ambulance soars on the quasi-Melbourne Cup long weekend.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-02/vic-ambulance-victoria-high-demand-in-melbourne-and-geelong/105962168

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On her worst day, a small act by a paramedic helped Sissy feel safe
By Kate Ashton

When Sissy Austin, a young Aboriginal woman, was left dizzied and bloodied by an unprovoked assault while running, a small gesture from an attending paramedic helped her feel safe. It's a lesson that underpins a small but significant change in how paramedics treat patients across Victoria.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-26/sissy-austin-paramedic-reunite-ambulance-victoria-aboriginal/105927734

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Paramedic 'interfered' with dispatch to chest pain case, inquest finds
By Sophie Holder

The cardiac arrest death of a man who waited more than 20 minutes for an ambulance could have been "potentially" prevented if a paramedic had not interfered with the dispatch process and had help arrived sooner, a South Australian coroner has found.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-20/coroner-finds-death-of-john-kennedy-potentially-preventable/105910896

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Hundreds of Victorians graduating as paramedics forced to go interstate for jobs

For regional paramedicine graduates, finding a job, let alone one in your hometown, is a challenge.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-15/paramedic-student-glut-no-jobs-ambulance-victoria/105874740

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Aged care beds, more staff included in five-point plan to tackle ambulance ramping
By Mya Kordic and Phoebe Pin

More aged care beds, a bolstered workforce and streamlined patient care are needed to tackle ambulance ramping in Western Australia, the health sector’s unions say.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-01/health-union-plan-for-ambulance-ramping-after-record-set/105838024

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